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A solar temple aligned on the solstices.

A solar temple aligned on the solstices.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • The axis and the Avenue align on midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset to within observational accuracy.

What would rule it out

  • The axis shown to be set by topography alone with no solar precision.

Evidence 1 for · none against

The questions it answers

Most likelyThe first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). A solar temple aligned on the solstices. [Answer ANS0CRWPNY6024R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPNY6024R
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